It’s the start of a holiday weekend for most of us, whether you celebrate Easter or not, and so your brain might also be on vacation and need some help with today’s Wordle.
Never fear, Newsweek is back with plenty of tips and hints to get you through, and if you’re still struggling, we’ve put the answer at the end of the article.
When it first debuted to the public, Wordle exploded from 90 users on November 1, 2021, to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista. The New York Times then purchased the game for an undisclosed seven-figure fee soon after.
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The daily puzzle was created by software engineer Josh Wardle, who came up with Wordle during the COVID-19 lockdowns and as a gift to his girlfriend who likes word games. Wardle, from Wales, then released it to the public in October 2021.
He opened up on why he decided five-letter words were the best length for a daily puzzle.
“There is a reason that every word is five letters long and that you are allowed six attempts to guess it. That might seem arbitrary but, with the prototype version, I tested different word lengths and experimented with the number of tries that players were allowed,” Wardle told Newsweek in January 2022.
“Through that process of refinement, I figured out that five letters and six tries was the ideal sweet spot. It’s just limited enough to feel challenging and to make you think, but most of the time people still manage to solve it. So, you feel a real sense of real accomplishment.”
The premise of Wordle is quite simple and that’s why we love it. Players get six attempts to guess a five-letter word. Gray tiles behind each letter indicate that they’re not in the word at all; yellow means the letter features, but is in the wrong position, while green lets players know the letter is in the word and in the correct place.
Newsweek has provided some clues below for today’s Wordle puzzle. The answer will be revealed at the end of this article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.
Wordle #1,014 Hints for Friday, March 29 Game
Newsweek has put together five hints to help you figure out today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: Today’s answer contains two vowels.
Hint #2: “R” is the first letter of Friday’s word.
Hint #3: There are no repeated letters.
Hint #4: Today’s answer is a noun.
Hint #5: The correct answer is associated with a kingdom or a sphere.
Wordle #1,014 Answer for Friday, March 29 Game
The answer to today’s Wordle is “realm.”
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “realm” as a kingdom or a sphere, as in within “the realm of possibility.” It can also mean, “a primary marine or terrestrial biogeographic division of the earth’s surface.”
Wordle is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints, tips and the answer for each new game.
Players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at other word-based puzzles such as Typochondria and Spellspire.
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